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Friday, September 7, 2012

Estée Lauder: Black Iris - nail polish swatch

I bought this polish for one reason and one reason only… I could not find a swatch of it anywhere, and curiosity just got the best of me. Seriously I spent good hour on Aug 15th trolling the web for a beauty blog or any blog that had something other than Estée Lauder's promotional stock photos and the pr description of "Black with an avant-garde violet twist".

However the purchase wasn't exactly hard to make as EL polishes are my fave high-end polishes; and it's not so much because of the formula (which is fabulous by the way), but the packaging. I just freaking love this heavy cube of glass which looks like it's filled with a round ball of polish. If they ever change their packaging, they will probably drop from the number 1 spot in my books :)

Anywho moving on to some swatches of this "avant-garde" twisted polish :)

First the line up of products for the mani; in order of use:
Zoya Anchor - base
Estée Lauder: Black Iris - two coats
I planned to use this accent but didn't so disregard the middle product
Seche Vite - top coat
Zoay Hurry Up - drying drops

the color in the bottle looks black but upon closer inspection you can see that it is not...

color, extremely dark... Black Iris is true to name... I don't think it's unique but I love EL formula and packaging so no regrets with this purchase... I only need a steadier hand during application :)

and a scene from "I'm hearing you, but I am not listening" aka my life...

Wednesday night, watching tv, sipping a glass of wonderful...

Me so mellow and happy: "Baby, this is a really good drink. What's in it?"

Jay: "It's really simple, pear syrup, vodka, cranberry juice and ice.

Me with disbelief and a bit of outrage: "What?! There is no alcohol in this?!"

I'm a fan :)

About Me

Polish transplant originally from a tiny town of Nowe Drzewce... calling Toronto home for over 20 years.

I needed an outlet. Something that had absolutely nothing to do with my job or career choice. So I've become a bit obsessed with this gigantic beauty industry... lotions, potions, creams, makeup, fashion... I wish I could try it all.